The Sunday Dancing Question. at Balmoral After the Storm
Any visitor to Balmoral last Sunday must have been impressed with the comparative quiet and order that…
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702 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 36
Damaging Hailstorm Port Phillip Bat Resorts Flooded. Melbourne, Saturday Night
The heaviest hailstorm ever experienced at the seaside town of Sorrento took place last night, breaking windows, flooding out hotels, and injuring two men…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rosehill Races. the Autumn Meeting. Heavy Rain Spoils Sport
The Rosehill Racing Club opened its autumn meeting on Saturday under antagonistic meteorological condi- tions. Early in the afternoon the elements were favorable, though decidedly summery, but soon after the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Flooded by Fresh Water. Bursting of a Main Causes Enormous Damage
Cheshire was recently swept by 20,000,000 gallons of fresh water from Lake Vyrnwy, in Wales. Through the county run the enromous 42in pipes which supply the City of Liverpool…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Steamer Albany Ashore. Near the Nambucca River. Vessel in a Critical I. Position. Engine-room and After-hold Flooded. Steamer Bumping Heavily
Considerable excitement was occasioned in the city last evening by the receipt of a telegram from the Nambucea River to the effect that the steamer Albany had gone ashore on a reef…
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A heavy storm broke over the town yesterday, 49 points of rain being registered. Near the town the storm was exceptionally heavy. The Kiamma Creek coming down in flood carried everything before it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country Reports. Heavy Storm at Goulburn
GOULBURN, Tuesday.--About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a storm commenced over Winderradeen Station, and travelled northerly towards Breadalbane, becoming severer as it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Weather. Further Useful Rainfalls. Two and Three Inches at Places. the Storm Temporarily Passing Away
Further valuable falls of rain have been received over more than half of the State, and at many places heavy downpours, ranging from 1 to upwards of 31/2 inches, have occurred. The area affected during the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lull After Storm. Japanese Centre Resting. Where Are the Flanking Columns? Peace Proposal Officially Denied. the Passing of the Winter in Manchuria
LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--Reports which have been received from the Russian First Army, constituting the Russian rearguard, state that the opposing Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Scaly Refugee. a Romance of the Flood
"If you say 'No,' Lucy, I'm off. There's lots of room out back, and perhaps a nugget or two to be picked up when the tide of my hard luck has turned. Though that tide is…
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Saturday night's storm created have in the city. In the low-lying areas a very considerable amount of damage was also caused. At the Observatory 364 points were registered for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gale and Heavy Rains. Floods in the City and Suburbs. Buildings Inundated. Families in Distress. Damaged Streets
Early on Sunday an easterly gale reached Sydney, and raged on the coast throughout the day, moderating here at midnight. Between 2 and 4 o'clock in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sunday's Storm. Sydney Area Underw Eighty Families Homeless
The exceptionally heavy rain storm experienced in the city and suburbs early on Sunday morning, wrought great damage. About eighty families were rendered homeless, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special City. "Evening News" Office, 4.15 P.m. Storms in Sydney. the Scene of the Flood. How It Looks To-day. Extent of the Damage
A visit to the scene of the flood in the district north of George-street West to-day can only give a faint idea of the commotion caused by the heavy rain yesterday morning. Yet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Storm. Phenomenal Downpour. Houses Under Water. City Residents Suffer. Tramway Service Deranged. Steamer Ashore
A story of destitution arises out of Saturday night's rains in the city and suburbs. In the low-lying areas the stormwater sewers and open carriers failed to prove equal to the occasion,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mercantile Miscellany. Australian Butter Home. the Himalaya in a Gale. When the Mails Close. Local and General. This Day
South Australia--Overland, 5.30 p.m. Letters, provided they are posted in the special box at the G.P.O., which will be opened for that purpose during the time stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desolation and Destitution. Wrought by the Storm Waters. the Poor of the City. How Some of Them Suffered. Wretched Scenes of Misery
"I've been here 50 years, and never saw it so bad," declared William Beckingham, a venerable resident of Owen-street, in allusion to yesterday's flood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Portions of the City Flooded. Families Rendered Homeless. Exciting Scenes of Rescue. Relief by the Government
The largest amount of damage was done to property lying on the Darling Harbour, side of George-street West. Over 70 families have been practically rendered homeless, and…
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The torrents of rain that fell in the early hours of Sunday morning caused Waterloo to receive its full share of damage. About a dozen houses in Botany-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Incident of the Floods. a Girl and a Dog. Canal Overflows at Annandale
A girl sat on the edge of the stormwater canal running through Annandale yesterday morning, nursing a puppy. During the night the flood waters had wrought havoc right…
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